Toyota announced on February 1, on February 8 solstice since 13, 6 days, will stop all Japan’s domestic factory production line homework. On January 8, the reason is that its enterprises aichi steel explosion accident happens, as a result, for part of the engine and transmission, such as special steel parts is difficult to ensure that supply. Plan on February 15, restart operations, Toyota said, including days off duty and so on “the future will finalise the recover plan” (MC).

Suspend operation including four in aichi prefecture, located in the range of their own vehicles factory, east Japan’s Toyota automatic loom, Toyota, Toyota kyushu group all the 12 factories and subsidiaries. In addition, with industrial and hino motors for Toyota OEM factory is also included. Overseas factories and engine factories vehicles run as usual.

Toyota did not disclose the impact of the stop work, but in February to parts makers informal domestic factory production of about 14000 vehicles per day, simple calculation is expected to total about 70000 vehicles.